In Remains, historical & literary, connected with the palatine counties of Lancaster and Chester. Pub. by the Chetham society. vol. LVII

"The following letter ... may be inserted between numbers 28 and 29 of the Civil war tracts, forming the second volume of the Society's publications."--Introd. notice

The letters relate to the movement of the Parliamentarian forces in Lancashire

Bound volume contains: On the south Lancashire dialect / by Thomas Heywood. -- Rentale de Cokersand: being the bursar's rent roll of the abbey of Cokersand, in the county palatine of Lancaster, for the year 1501 / printed from the original ; edited by the Rev. F.R. Raines. -- The names of all the gentlemen of the best callinge : within the countye of Lancaster; whereof choyse ys to be made of a c'ten number to lend vnto her Matye moneye vpon privie seals in Janvarye 1588 : from a manuscript in the possession of the Rev. F.R. Raines. -- Some instructions given by William Booth, esquire, to his stewards, John Carington and William Rowcrofte, upon the purchase of Warrington by Sir George Booth, baronet, and William Booth, his son, A.D. MDCXXVIII / communicated by William Beamont, esq. -- The names of eight hundred inhabitants of Manchester who took the oath of allegiance to Charles II. in April, 1679 / communicated by John Harland, F.S.A. -- The pole booke for Manchester, May ye 22d 1690

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